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(noun) baffle board
a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy
(verb) regulate
check the emission of (sound)
(verb) dumbfound, bewilder, beat, amaze, puzzle, pose, mystify, nonplus, perplex, stick, stupefy, flummox, gravel, get, vex
be a mystery or bewildering to
This beats me!; Got me--I don't know the answer!; a vexing problem; This question really stuck me
(verb) spoil, scotch, queer, thwart, bilk, foil, frustrate, cross
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge; foil your opponent